Brown, late for the news conference, was asked if he had any regrets about how things ended in Pittsburgh.

"Pittsburgh will always be my family. They gave me a chance when I was a 21-year-old kid," Brown said. "Obviously you're listening to the things that are being said. At the end of the day it's all about how you make people feel. I think I made people feel really great, really inspired the way they watched me go to work, the way they watch me play. I know Steeler nation is having a bad day today, but it's always love."